Category Archives: Lunch

Sandwich with tuna salad

Are you looking for a light and healthy lunch for yourself or your kids? Look no further. Send your kids to school with a perfect sandwich and save some tuna for yourself. Tuna salad on a bed of lettuce is … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Lunch, Salads

Artichokes with potatoes and carrots

I think by now I have tried all variations of this very healthy and tasty dish. I posted this recipe before when I used chopped onions, instead of pearl onions, and also with peas.  The basic ingredients are artichokes, potatoes, … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Dinner, Lunch, Vegetarian dish

Chicken with carrots and celery

This recipe is a variation of  Casserole with drumsticks. I used chicken breast instead of drumsticks and went for a milder version leaving out the bacon bits and reducing thyme to just a pinch.  I make a dish with chicken, … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Chicken, Dinner, Lunch

Express zucchini gratin, with photo

I promised, I deliver. The fantastic zucchini gratin dish that I discovered in summer that I posted without a photo because it disappeared before I had a chance…. not once but twice already…. it’s finally here with a photo. This … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Lunch, Vegetarian dish

Rice with tomatoes

This very simple dish came out surprisingly good. I got the idea and the recipe from Gastronomos, issue 64, signed by Myrsini Lambraki.  Nice weekday dish or anytime side. My husband and kids loved it. Try it. Recipe Ingredients olive … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Lunch, Side dish, Vegetarian dish

Stuffed peppers and other veggies

I made this recipe while I was still in Greece.  The full version of it maybe more appropriate for those living in Greece in summer, when veggies are plentiful in the market.  I’m putting it up for all of us … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Dinner, Lunch, Vegetarian dish

Spinach au gratin

I like  how the ‘au gratin’ adds culinary weight to the recipe but what I love about it is it’s  simplicity and the toss-it-together-and-throw-in-the-oven attitude. It’s fun you can enjoy this dish,  that reminds you of spinach pie, without using  … Continue reading

4 Comments

Filed under Appetizer, Lunch, Vegetarian dish

Tomatoes stuffed with tuna and zucchini

This recipe is summer 2011′s  most pleasant  discovery. Fresh tomatoes stuffed with tuna fish, grated zucchini and plenty of herbs. Amazingly refreshing and light for summer. We fell in love. I got it from the  printed version of Gastronomos that … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Lunch, Salads, Vegetarian dish

Express zucchini dish, divine

This dish disappeared so fast, I didn’t get a chance to take a photo. You’ll have to use your imagination until the next time I make it, which won’t be too long. I was looking for a recipe to use … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Dinner, Lunch, Vegetarian dish

Chicken with zucchini casserole

It’s the heart of summer in Greece and the veggie markets are divine.  Tomatoes,tomatoes and more tomatoes. Zucchini, zucchini, and more zucchini, yummy and much cheaper than in Whole Foods. It’s paradise. Another great thing in Greece, it’s the Sunday … Continue reading

3 Comments

Filed under Chicken, Dinner, Lunch